No surprise after all this time, but Tokkei Winspector is my absolute favorite Metal Heroes series. One of my all time tokusatsu period. And over the last two years Tamashii Nations has really treated fans like myself to a great selection of collector figures. We’ve gotten the entire team with Fire,Bikel, & Walter! And late last year a massive accessory pack was released for the trio. Well at long last I’ve been able to complete my comprehensive gallery of this set. The S.H. Figuarts Tokkei Winspector Full Package Option Set!

This sprawling accessory set makes up the totality of every relevant accessory ever used in the series. From Bikel & Walter’s Maintenance tables to Fire’s Win/Fire Badge, even minor weapons like the Clapper & Spin Claw, all the way up to the (literal) big guns like the Giga Streamer in all 3 of it’s forms! We even get treated to 3 full Multi Packs compatible with each figure and a selection of harness to accommodate them. This truly is the most complete accessory set I’ve ever seen for S.H. Figuarts. I am beyond pleased.

I have taken far far too long to finally get this gallery polished off, but I’m so proud of the results. This was a labor of love for me. Giving my favorite Metal Hero team their due. This gallery consists of 140 images, we’ve attached every one of them to this post. You can also click “Discuss on the TokuNation Forums” at the bottom of this post to be take to our extensive review thread for this set. While there are still a few releases I would love to see for this series, as detailed in the thread, for now I can happily say, farewell Winspector.

It’s been a long and hot summer but TokuNation is bringing you in to the homestretch of 2016 for the holiday season! August has come and gone and before you know it so will September. But before we head that way, let’s take a look back at your favorite toy galleries posted for the month of August 2016:

Metal Heroes & Kamen Riders dominated our August, what will September bring? Actually more of the same! For this month we’ll have classic galleries from Kamen Rider Kabuto, our third entry from Tokkei Winspector, a sprinkling of Sentai, and perhaps some vintage figures we’ve yet to share…. And we definitely can’t forget our VERY special 500th gallery this month as well! Stay tuned!

And we’re back to kick off a new month of toy galleries with another classic character from 1990’s Tokkei Winspector! Earlier this year we took a look at the team leader of Winspector with S.H. Figuarts Fire. Today we get to examine one of Fires’ two robotic partners, S.H. Figuarts Bikel!

Bikel builds on the already solid design and accessory count of Fire, and gives us just a little bit more. Managing to have a ton of personality, Bikel is one of the more interesting robots you could have in your collection. His wild & rambunctious attitude in the show is conveyed perfectly in this excellent figure. Bikel includes his Daytric M2 Sidearm, his signature Bispears in multiple forms, 4 sets of hands, and even a tiny to scale figure of Demitasse, the Winspector’s tiny robotic ally!

We’ve attached a selection of images to this post but you can click “Discuss on the TokuNation Forums” at the bottom of this post to view the entire 70+ image gallery! We’ll be back next week with another ghostly addition to our galleries as well!

The Tamashii Web Shop has made a small update to S.H. Figuarts Bikel’s order page with the addition of a new image. One teasing the release of a Full Package Option Set for the Winspector trio!

The Full Package is a set of backpacks and additional weapons each uniquely suited to the 3 Winspector members. In the vintage toyline for Winspector each figure included these accessories. The S.H. Figuarts release of the Full Package accessories made their 1st appearances at Tamashii Nations 2015 last October, without release information. But today’s tease officially confirms that this set will be made available for pre-order via the Tamashii Web Shop in the near future!

We’ll keep you updated as more information on this release becomes available.

After months of speculation about this figures release, the trio of heroes from Tokkei Winspector is 1 step closer to completion! Arriving in June is S.H. Figuarts Bikel!

Bikel is one of Fire’s 2 robotic allies the 2nd of which Walter, has yet to be confirmed for release. But his cameo in the official images for Bikel is telling. In any case Bikel is set for release as a Tamashii Web Exclusive for 7020 yen. Bikel also has a pretty imrpessive array of accessories including 4 sets of hands, 2 of his Bispear weapons, the Winspector standard sidearm Daytric M2 pistol, & Demitasse. The small robot created by Mr Nonoyama to aid Winspector.

Well this looks like something we can all definitely be thankful for this year! Occasionally we share rare & interesting toku auctions we find on ebay but this is on an entirely different level.

The fine folks at Serious Toyz[/URL] have just opened up a special set of auctions aimed at collectors of vintage Japanese die cast toys & robots with a special emphasis on tokusatsu! Running the range of Metal Heroes, Super Sentai, Ultraman, Godzilla, & Kamen Rider this auction consists of a number of rare finds from a personal collection that was greatly cared for with many items having either never been opened or even used.

It isn’t often we see near mint & rare vintage releases like this for sale. So we wanted to share this with the community in the hopes that someone here may finally be able to fill a unique hole in their collection they’ve been after!

Yet another year and another Tamashii Nations fall event have come and gone! As with every year there were more than a few surprises on display, the expected & unexpected, a few disappointments, line changes, and a few notable absences. As is usual the official @t_featurestwitter account has been tweeting out official images of many of the events’ reveals. And between that and a few stealthily taken pictures from the show we’ve compiled a list of every new and upcoming figure on display with images available:

This has been one great show this year! However the absence of Super Sentai figuarts & the smaller presence of Metal Heroes & other offbeat toku heroes is noticeable. So we’d like to know what are your thoughts on the showing from Bandai and Tamashii Nations this year? Sound off in our ongoing discussion of all the reveals from this show by clicking “Discuss on the TokuNation Forums” at the bottom of this post.

Tamashii Nations Fall 2015 event is well under way and of of today we’ve already gotten our first round of reveals! There are some surprises, some no brainers, and some WAY out of left field surprises in here. Sentai fans need not get their hopes up though, as no figures have been shown at all. For now though:

With the upcoming release of S.H.Figuarts Fire from Tokkei Winspector coming up in January, it’s only fitting that Bandai would tease release details for S.H.Figuarts WinspectorBikel and Walter as the perfect follow up!

The pair were teased in a recent Figure Oh magazine scan but details on exact price and whether the 2 will be packed int a 2-pack or not are a bit scarce. Originally the entire Winspector trio were shown off at Tamashii Summer Collection back in May. Stayed tuned to Tokunation, we’ll bring more updates on this release as it becomes available.